Talent Required...

[Christopher]

Having PC'd my car a while back, as well as having the whole front end resprayed last summer, i was really happy with the condition of my paint.

Of course, then i was due some sh*t luck... i got a biiiiiig stonechip at the weekend. :dapprove:

Chipsaway came out today to give a "professional estimate"

His "professional estimate" consisted of sucking air through his teeth a few times, before telling me to get the panel resprayed. Nice one. :dapprove:

I've read a few guides about applying the paint with a needle, wet-sanding and then correcting with a PC. All of which i'm sure i could do with practice... but i'm not willing to try myself. Not on my car at least.

I'll get a picture up tomorrow, but i'm wondering if anyone has any contacts on DW that can repair stonechips. The paint has been broken, and there is a small dent, too.

I will get the dent pushed out from inside, before the paint repair. Any contacts\mobile repairer details would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Chris

 

[Ali]

ask on DW... WHere's the chip. you can fill and sand. but tbh the finish will be avg.

 

[Christopher]

I'd say it's 100mm up from the bottom edge, and 200mm from the centre crease of the bonnet.

There's no bracing obstructing the dent behind, so it can be pushed out, luckliy.

 

[Nick_P]

10 x 20cm!?!?11?1?!?!?!

 

[Ali]

kk. Fire a post on DW. Someone may be able to help. But it won't be perfect.

 

[Christopher]

10 x 20cm!?!?11?1?!?!?!

Read it again.

Tssk.

 

[Christopher]

kk. Fire a post on DW. Someone may be able to help. But it won't be perfect.

Will do cheif.

 

[Rich]

No chips away place will touch in things on bonnets, mainly as there crap repairs will look even worse than normal, so as a rule they wont do them. It is impossible to blend them in up there as it is so in your face. So a touch up pen and sand is the only way apart from a re-spray.

The fact that there is a dent and the paint is cracked you will find it hard to get a PDR guy to take the risk on it.

Finding a good local detailer is your best bet on the chip touch up.

 

[Christopher]

Cheers Treen.

I'll post it up on DW. Know anyone? I'm willing to travel.

 

[Gally]

Bonnet paint mate would look fine.
If it's close to the centre of the bonnet you colour to the wings will be fine.
4hours labour
£50-60 paint materials. Job's a good un'
Don't f**k about with it mate.

 

[mattjk]

Not got a piccy?

 

[Christopher]

I'll get one at lunchtime. It'll be from my iPhone though, so not great quality.

 

[MikeyK18]

Will do cheif.

Chief. :rasp:

 

[Christopher]

 

[riz]

if you fill it in yourself then clean the chip out first it up properly with some ipa, then use a tooth pick, but when I did mind on racing blue it never looked right close up but I didn't ywet sand it,


did you get my pm?

 

[riz]

lol at predictive text on me phone, my anglaise generally isn't that bad

 

[Christopher]

I don't have a PM fella :S

 

[Rich]

Cheers Treen.

I'll post it up on DW. Know anyone? I'm willing to travel.

Get Brazo to have a look when you are down in the next few weeks ?

 

[Ali]

Gi the bear a rattle can and i'll sort it...Seriously a've got mad art skillz!

 

[Christopher]

Get Brazo to have a look when you are down in the next few weeks ?

Yeah, i'll mention it to him mate.. cheers!

Is he coming out too?

 

[Rich]

I believe so.

 

[JD]

let me know on this, have one myself that is pretty awful and in a similar position

jamie

 

[Christopher]

Possibly sorted by a local detailer/repairer.

Paint fill > Wet-sand > Correction.

Fingers crossed!

 

[Ali]

Will have to be a hell of a good job! You may look at it and go "Balls, i'll respray it anyway!"

 

[riz]

i did some wetsanding on my 172 and its alreet tbh, you cant even tell, but i had to whack megs 83 80 and 3m finesse on it. PLus my car is Iceburg so hides imperfections well.

 

[Christopher]

Will have to be a hell of a good job! You may look at it and go "Balls, i'll respray it anyway!"

Yep! The chap's been out to assess it, and says he can repair and correct it, up to 90%. If i'm not totally happy, he won't charge me. It's a quarter of the cost of a good spray, too.

Can't say fairer than that can you?

i did some wetsanding on my 172 and its alreet tbh, you cant even tell, but i had to whack megs 83 80 and 3m finesse on it. PLus my car is Iceburg so hides imperfections well.

Aye, fingers crossed mate. I toyed with doing it myself, but i don't trust myself with sanding... just yet!

 

[Ali]

Nah! Defo worth a punt fella!, i just know how anal you are about your motors...

 

[riz]

i tried it on me mum's car first. You fell dead proud when its done tbh!! lol

Problem with Rb is that when you assess it , inspite of any damage it looks diff colours in diff lights all the time. Garage forecourt is the best

 

[Christopher]

Nah! Defo worth a punt fella!, i just know how anal you are about your motors...

Aye chap! We're both like that dude... can't stand my car having marks of any kind. I felt ill when i found it. :dead:

i tried it on me mum's car first. You fell dead proud when its done tbh!! lol

Problem with Rb is that when you assess it , inspite of any damage it looks diff colours in diff lights all the time. Garage forecourt is the best

Definitely mate. It looks purple under neon lights. Mad!

Fingers crossed that this guy lives up to his reputation. He was recommended by one of the biggest supporters on DW.

 

[Ali]

Yip! Am getting mine Armourfended this time!

 

[Christopher]

That's the polymer protection film, right?

Looks good! Tough stuff, too... i've seen tests of it on YouTube!

 

[Ali]

Yep. But the stuff i'm getting is cheaper quality. I.e will come off! 70£ for the bumper instead of 210£ from Amourfend.

 

[Christopher]

Sounds good, where from? Is that for bonnet and bumper?

Link?

 

[JD]

Yip! Am getting mine Armourfended this time!

my bumper was sprayed in oct, full of holes already (dont actually think it was that good a job as wheels are the same )

getting mine laminated by the same business that did dad's audi, hopefully get a discount. bumper and bonnet once i am happy with the lack of swirls lol

jamie

 

[alex-avfc]

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=20127

 

[JMR]

Some kind soul put a 8" scratch down the side of the black works van:dapprove:

I decided to get the Vauxhall touch up pen, selection of 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000 Megs Unigrit wet/dry papers, some IPA, cocktail sticks and 000 artists brushes.

A few hours later and you couldnt even see where it had been scratched. :approve:

Then decided to get the Honda touch up pen and tackle the stone chip to the leading edge of the CTR bonnet. Like Chris's this had dented slightly just locally.

Over a week, I built up 4 or 5 layers of paint to 'fill' the chip and left it proud to be sanded back. Sanded it back, then polished up by hand and must admit its a massive improvement, and for how much? About a tenner.
Two more applications of touch up should fill the 'crater' thats left so it can be finished truly flush.

 

[RussZS]

My bonnet got 'egged' (Panther Black Fiesta ST) and I had a 'horse shoe' sized hole in the paint, which had gone through the clearcoat and paint down to primer and metal in some places!!

I filled it last week with a touch up pen from Ford, wet sanded using Megs 2500 then 4000 Grit with their backing pad, then used my PC to remove the sanding marks with 3.02, then refined with PO85RD.

It's gone!! You can't even see it now!! Easy enough too, you just need big cahunas to sand paper you car!!

I can help out if you don't get it sorted.

Russ.

 

[Christopher]

PM'd! ^^

 

[RussZS]

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Worth getting some of these too Chris:

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/mirka-abralon-sanding-discs-and-accessories-polish.html

I use the Megs stuff at the mo though and have plenty left:

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acat...wetsanding-papers-and-accessories-polish.html

I'm keen to try the Mirka stuff as it seems easier to get lighter and even, flat 'swipes' at the paint.

 

[JMR]

PM'd! ^^

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